Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2024

Sports

SA-SL battle for semi-final at 9:30am

DHAKA: Favorites South Africa and Sri Lanka are set to face each other at the 1st Quarter-Final of the ICC World Cup on Wednesday morning in a battle to reach the semi-final of the tournament.The match will kick off at Sydney Cricket Ground around 9:30am Bangladesh time.South

Australia enter WC semi

DHAKA: Australia reached World Cup Semifinal beating Pakistan by six wickets when chased 214-run target given by Pakistan in semifinals at Adelaide Oval Friday. Australia managed to score victory runs losing four wicket in 33.5 over and will face India next.Smith, Watson and Maxwell

Tigers Look Hungry and Angry

Hungry tigers are always angry. Bengal tigers which now have wisdom teeth are looking hungry for success. Playing wonderfully well Bangladesh has already qualified for the quarterfinal and is now looking hungry for further success no matter which team comes on their way. Three

Injury rules Irfan out of World Cup

DHAKA: Pakistan left-fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of ICC World Cup with a stress fracture of the pelvis, team physiotherapist Brad Robinson said on Tuesday.Pakistan’s team management will call for a replacement only if the team wins Friday's quarter-final, against Australia

Tigers can make anything possible

DHAKA: Bangladesh will have to play fearless cricket to reproduce their shock 2007 World Cup win over India and knock the defending champions out in their quarterfinal, Shakib Al Hasan said on Tuesday. The star all-rounder hit a pivotal 53 as the Bangladeshis ran down India's 191 to win

Bangladesh can beat India

DHAKA: Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha said India will face a defeat, if Bangladesh play their best in the ICC World Cup 4th quarters-final clash at Melbourne on Thursday.As Mashrafe Mortaza and other members of his team give everything at practice sessions and plot the downfall

10 facts about India-Bangladesh quarter-final

DHAKA: On March 19 (Thursday), defending champions India face Bangladesh in the second quarter-final of ICC World Cup 2015. Unbeaten India start favorite in this clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).India cruised into the knockout stage with a clean sheet in Pool B - winning all

Interview with Mahmudullah

DHAKA: Bangladesh has got their new star in the World Cup now. The star is Mohammad Mahmudullah (MM). The boy from Mymensingh had caught the attention of the cricket world by scoring two back to back hundreds in two different countries, a feat nobody had achieved in the history of

ICC WC 2015 quarter-finals line-up

DHAKA: The quarter-finals line-up in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was confirmed on Sunday after the West Indies defeated the UAE in Napier and Pakistan beat Ireland in Adelaide on the last day of the pool stage matches.These results mean India has finished on top of Pool B, followed

Pakistan reach quarterfinals

DHAKA: With the stunning unbeaten ton of Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan entered the World Cup quarterfinals beating Ireland by seven wickets in Pool B match Sunday. Ireland scored 237 runs losing all wickets in stipulated over and in response Pakistan scored 241 runs losing only three wickets.

West Indies enter quarter-finals

DHAKA: West Indies finally confirmed their entry into quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2015 by beating United Arab Emirates (UAE) by six wickets at Napier Sunday.A haul of four and three wickets by Jason Holder, and Jerome Taylor respectively coupled with Johnson Charles’ and

A new era begins at MCG

MELBOURNE: So, we will meet India at MCG. Would it have been better if we met South Africa instead? There has been a lot or analyses, discussions and predictions going around. Lots of ‘buts’, ‘ifs’, ‘however’ etc going around from mouth to mouth. Does it really matter

Squash training camp for Youth C’wealth Games held

DHAKA: The eight-day Squash Training cum Tournament, organized by the Squash Federation, ended on March 14 at the Army Squash Complex in city. Muhammad Faruk Khan, MP and also President of Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation, was present on the final day and to witness the tournament

India finish group unbeaten

DHAKA: Defending champion India’s highest successful run-chase in a World Cup match beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in their last match of group stage of ICC World Cup 2015 at Eden Park, Auckland Saturday.They chased down a moderate target of 288-run losing four wickets in 48.4-over.

Zimbabwe facing Indian bowling

DHAKA: Zimbabwe are facing India’s bowling attacks in the teams’ ICC World Cup Pool B last mach at Seddon Park in Auckland Saturday morning. Zimbabwe have lost three wickets to score 77 runs in 21.2 overs till filling of this report. Chamu Chibhabha began Zimbabwe’s innings with

Australia’s thumping win over Scotland

DHAKA: Australia beat Scotland by 7 wickets with 208 balls remaining in the ICC World Cup Pool A match at Bellerive Oval, Hobart Saturday.They chased down Scotland-set 131-run target losing three wickets in 15.2-over.Captain M Clarke opened Australia’s innings to provide him chances

Farewell to England

DHAKA: It was time for England to bid farewell to the World Cup and Sydney dutifully laid on a suitably hangdog English day, more downcast than overcast, and a match ravaged by rain.  A revised target easily achieved; Afghanistan dispatched on a gloomy evening with nearly seven overs to

England need 101 from 25 overs

DHAKA: It was time for England to bid farewell to the World Cup and Sydney dutifully laid on a hangdog English day, more downcast than overcast, ravaged by rain. With Afghanistan's batsmen incapable of lifting the gloom, England accepted the regular fall of wickets like marker points en

New Zealand beat Bangladesh

DHAKA: Guptill with 109 runs off 132 balls helped New Zealand beat Bangladesh by three wickets when chased 289-run target in Pool A match. Kiwi batsmen led their team to the victory with seven balls remaining. Tylor scored 56 while Elliott and Anderson scored 39 runs each.  All rounder

Shakib hunts 2 Kiwis early

DHAKA: All rounder Shakib Al Hasan bagged the two first order batsmen of New Zealand in Pool A match of World Cup Friday.McCullum and Williamson returned scoring 8 and 1 run respectively.Earlier, unbeaten 128 runs off 123 balls by Mahmudullah propelled Bangladesh to set 289-run target for